Is it too early ? Google has just sent out invititations an Android event to be held on October,29th. The event will be in New York City at 10:00 AM and will be streamed live on YouTube.

 

The even purpose is to announce a new Nexus device, the LG manufactured unit that is currently known as the "LG Nexus 4" that was leaked before. There is a possibility that there could be multiple Nexus phones this year but there is zero proof to confirm that.

 

 

Also, Google will likely launch this new Nexus device with a new version of Android too, which will be Android 4.2 that has been floating around these days. Other than that we expect to hear some updates on the Nexus Q as Google pulled it off shelves and got back to working on its due to huge failure and bugs reported by users. Google could also announce the 32GB Nexus 7 that we have been hearing about recently.

 

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The notification area is one of first feature android had dince froyo, and it is about to get a complete overhaul in the upcoming Android 4.2 update. A recent video shows a two separate pull-down bars, the 1st to hold all of your notifications and the 2nd one is for the entire quick settings/toggles gang.

 

 

The Jelly Bean update didn't bring quick toggles in the notification area as expected, but most of the manufacturers offer them within their custom UI launchers (TouchWiz, Sense, etc.). The demo video below.

 

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As you may know, Adobe Flash Player for Android has been pulled from the Google Play Store and you No longer see the flash player on your "Installed Apps" tab on Google Play store.

 

How to Update the App then ?

How to back it up in case you formatted your Phone ?

How to Install Flash player on a Newly activated Android device ?

 

Huston, We Have a Solution! Here is a tutorial for How to Manually Install & Update Adobe flash Player on any android smartphone running Android version 2.1 or later (Support Gingerbread, HC, ICS and JellyBean) Or just Download it and keep it as a back-up.

 

1- In your phone go to Menu > Settings (or Menu > More > Settings), which is where the "Enable Plug-ins" option can be found.

 

 

2- Then Check the "Unknown Sources" software box.

3- Download the latest Android Flash v11.1.115.21 APK from Here:

 

For Android 2.X devices

For Android 4.X devices

 

4- Copy the APK to your Phone storage, using Any File Explorer find the APK you've copied to your phone and Install it.

 

5- Go to the Menu > Settings and Uncheck "Unknown Sources" (Optional)

6- DONE! you've just Installed/Updated your Adobe flash to the latest stable version.

 

 

 

Claiming that the term "App Store" has become a generic title, lawyers for Amazon are asking a judge to toss Apple's lawsuit against the online retailer for calling its applications store the Amazon Appstore.

 

"Apple presumably does not contend that its past and current CEOs made false statements regarding to those other app stores to thousands of investors in earnings calls. To the contrary, the use of the term 'app store' to refer to stores selling apps is commonplace in the industry." - Amazon

 

Amazon attorneys noted in a filing that even Apple's last two CEOs (the late Steve Jobs and Tim Cook) had used the app store phrase generically when talking about what was then called the Android Market. Apple holds a trademark on the App Store name and originally filed the suit in March 2011.

 

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Android Open Kang Project build 3 has just been released, AOKP is a customized version of Android. Build 3 adds support for several new devices, including the international Galaxy S II's, as well as the international Galaxy III.

 

Besides bug fixes, build 3 now includes the advanced calculator and clock apps from Cyanogen, as well as SMS QuickReply. If you want to Download AOKP Build 3 Click Here.

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HP giant's CEO Meg Whitman spoke about the company releasing an HP branded smartphone soon. Shortly after, an Android ICS booting handset dubbed "Bender" has appeared in GLBenchmark test result database.

 

The mysterious handset sports some seriously beefy specs, which include Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 silicon and a display resolution of 1366 x 720 pixels. The Android version, which the leaked device boots is Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.

 

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Google Chrome for Android has just been update to v18.0.1025308 with HUGE Security Improvements and bug fixes that was reported by users and they got rewarded for it. The New Update also has stability fixes, you'll feel the difference especially when playing HTML5 videos.

 

 

Security & Bug fixes:

• [138210] Medium Information and credential disclosure by file:// URLs. Credit to Artem Chaykin.

• [[138035] Medium Current-tab cross-application scripting (UXSS). Credit to Artem Chaykin.

• [144813] Medium UXSS via Intent extra data. Credit to Takeshi Terada.

• [144820] Medium Information and credential disclosure by file:// URLs. Credit to Takeshi Terada.

• [137532] Medium Android APIs exposed to JavaScript. Credit to Takeshi Terada.

• [144866] Medium Bypassing same-origin policy for local files with symlinks. Credit to Takeshi Terada.

• [141889] Medium Cookie theft by malicious local Android app. Credit to Takeshi Terada.

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One week ago, Google's Eric Schmidt stepped on stage during Motorola's On Display event. He also confirmed that there were 1.3 Million daily activations of new Android devices.

 

 

Yesterday, the director of product management for Android, Hugo Barra, confirmed that the platform has shot past the 500 Million mark. This means that about 20 million new Android devices have been purchased over the past six days alone, or about 3.3 million per day.

 

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Oppo, the Chinese company, is not very popular around the world, but it made it into the headlines recently by unveiling the Oppo Finder, the thinnest smartphone available. Now, Oppo has an even more amazing device coming this year "Oppo Find 5" which is a 5-inch smartphone that might well become the first Android smartphone with a 1080p screen (1920 x 1080 resolution).

 

Oppo Find 5 has a pixel density of 441ppi, this blows all competition out of the water, even in comparison with screens like the "Retina" on the iPhone 4S. At 441ppi, the pixel density is a lot more detailed than the 326ppi iPhone display.

The Oppo Find 5 is also said to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chip with a Quad-core Krait processor. Powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The device has no Price or Release date yet but it said to be coming during this year.

 

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This is one of those patents that we were pretty curious about, because the timeline of the story was quite interesting. Google announced Face Unlock as part of Ice Cream Sandwich last year. A little bit after that we found out that Apple had applied for a patent for what seemed to be the very same thing back in 2010. Of course, Google's Face Unlock was based on technology from PittPatt, which had a patent granted in 2007. Google's newly granted patent was submitted for approval in late 2011, just before the ICS announcement.

 

Google's new patent details the same mechanism as Apple's for recognizing various facial features, but seems to go well beyond that into a number of methods for logging in to a computer with the facial recognition. Additionally, where Apple's filing was specifically for iOS devices, Google's new patent covers any device with a camera, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, etc., which means Apple can't use this feature without a licence from Google patent or it will be an infringement.

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